Cliff515567 (66) from Ceredigion

I'm an amiable sort of chap hoping to meet someone who won't see it as her mission in life to change me totally - nor would I try to change her.
My interests include competitive running, National Trust, caravanning etc. I hope that the person I meet will also have interests of her own. We could share some, introduce each other to new ones and continue pursuing some on our own (=space!).
I would not expect someone to share the actual running, but an occasional Sunday morning race (me) followed by a carvery lunch could please both.
I'm looking for a positive, 'go for it' attitude but without an irresponsible lunatic edge ! I believe that 'my age is but a number', and people who tell me that I should'nt run marathons etc "at your age" simply cause me to run faster (and grumpier!)
I'm an ex-teacher, ex-Army officer and soon an ex Complimentary Medicine practitioner.
I'm comfortable financially, but am not looking for someone to support, not could I jet off abroad regularly on a whim.
Six years ago, after 40 years away, I returned to the Ceredigion coastal town where I was born. which I don't intend to leave. I have two daughters and four grandsons, one of each living locally. I also have a typically manic Springer Spaniel.
If theres any interest at all, please get in touch - an hour or so of face-to-face chat costs nothing and is worth a shed-load of contrived paragraphs !

I'm hoping to meet a lady of 53-65 years, probably retired, physically and mentally lively, of pleasant disposition (but not a doormat), and self-supporting.

I have no preferences regarding physical attributes like hair color etc, but would'nt be interested in a degree of overweight which would limit activities like dog-walking, 'rambling' etc